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Sha’Carri Richardson has added another feather to her cap after November 10 was named after her at an occasion where she got a track in Dallas also bearing her name
World 100m champion Sha’Carri Richardson received double joy on Friday as she was honoured by not just having a track named after her but now a day bearing her name.
The Dallas native was back at the track where her career got its start at the John Kincaide Stadium in South Dallas which will now be called the Sha'Carri Richardson Track after a unanimous vote by the Dallas ISD board of trustees last month.
Not only was the track renamed in her honour, but November 10 was also officially named ‘Sha'Carri Richardson Day’ in Dallas.
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ATHLETICS Sha'Carri Richardson finally reacts to stadium being named after her
Sha'Carri Richardson has expressed her elation ahead of her honorary event to be held on Friday at the Ellis Davis Fieldhouse.
Richardson, who graduated from Carter High School, could not contain her excitement as the dedication was underway.
“I am really speechless. Life is full circle, and this is one of those full-circle moments, being able to stand in the stadium in my hometown, where I basically started my career as a track athlete and my city showed me love and support. I love the city, and I’m excited to continue to inspire my city because Dallas is the best," Richardson said, as per Dallas News.
Richardson holds the University Interscholastic League (UIL) 4A state record in the 100m dash, clocking in at 11.28 seconds.
At the age of 16, she won the 100m title at the US Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympics. In 2017, she won the USA Track & Field Junior Olympics and the Pan American U20 Championships.
While at Louisiana State University, Richardson set the collegiate record in the 100m with a time of 10.75. This achievement placed her among the top 10 fastest women in history at the age of 19.
This season, the reigning World 100m champion only lost two 100m races, at the Gyulai István Memorial where she finished second, and the Prefontaine Classic where she finished fourth.
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She also won bronze in 200m and gold in the 4x100m relay at the World Championships and will be hot favourite for 100m gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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